After my Buttercup post, I had yellow bears on the brain, so started hunting for photos of some of the yellow bears I have made in past ye...

It has been quite a while since my last smallish bear, let alone a yellow one, so this this little girl is long overdue! 'Buttercup...

Sunshine, a freshly part-cut field and our goldie girls for company. Simple pleasures are most definitely the best! I hope you t...

It's been a while since my knitting needles were gainfully employed, but with the safe arrival last week, of  Esmé,  my second beautif...

Keeping an almost-two-year-old entertained each week has proved to be less of a challenge than I at first imagined it might be. Little Tob...

I've been feeling my traditional vibe again of late.  It's always good to know classic teddies never grow old with collectors and ...

We visited Leeds Castle with Toby yesterday afternoon.  Seeing the grounds of this beautiful place through a toddler's eyes was a rea...

As I stitched on teddy's ears this afternoon, my little orange Roberts' radio crooned the old song 'What a wonderful world...

As pavements sizzled and temperatures bubbled into the 90's here in Kent yesterday, there was nothing for it but to dip my toes and jo...

The weather has been way too hot for making bears today, but with a cold drink to sip and the shade of my parasol to shade me, I did manag...

I have been enjoying my garden this summer, planting pots, pruning roses, sitting and breathing the summery scent.  It has been lovely to ...

Oh what a night!  As a special birthday treat, my daughter took me to see a genuine blues legend, Mr  Buddy Guy , play live at the Ham...

It has been a little while since I made an enormous teddy bear, so I was thrilled to be asked to create this summer clown for a keen colle...

Devon was lush, green and beautiful ... we loved it! Our holiday home was a 250 year old Devon longhouse, renovated to provide a most welc...

Polly and Betty are enjoying their Summer walks, bouncing through as much long grass as they can find and generally making the most of out...

So, while I was waiting for fabric to arrive from Germany and enjoying my roses, I decided to finish work on a Summer bear I started a lit...

I have been knocked sideways by a nasty tummy bug for a few days, so not much of anything to report this week I'm afraid, as it's ...

At last, time for me to introduce a new teddy bear!   'Beau' This is 17" 'Beau', my latest alpaca bear.  He...

My little girl (now aged thirty three!) found herself home alone and without a car at the weekend.  A round trip to Tunbridge Wells to sco...

My lovely sunny Sunday at the seaside, with my son and his family ... I loved our visit to Whitstable last weekend. Enjoying the b...

Exactly a year ago today, this beautiful little puppy entered into our world and came to live with us a few weeks later.  She turned out t...

I am happy to tell you, that after an afternoon spent knitting under my garden parasol yesterday, 'Blossom' is now dressed and rea...

On afternoons as beautiful as this, there is nothing like being able to work quietly outside, sat under my parasol. This pretty Su...

I took Betty 'Real Life' training in town with our obedience group this morning.  We tackled heavy traffic, narrow pavements, sire...

And just in case anyone thinks all that dog training provides me with perfectly well behaved dogs, this is the truth behind trying to have...

Lambs frolicking, a carpet of bluebells as far as the eye can see and my lovely girls to wander with. What better way to pass a Saturday a...

And while little sis naps after her training this morning, me 'n Polly have been strolling through our local bluebell woods.  I...

Little Betty isn't so little any more.  Her first birthday is almost upon us and our year together has flown past.  We have walked mil...

Watching this little man explore his world and find his way, is my greatest joy right now. I love our days together.  He opens my ...